Recent content by crazysccrmd

I looked at a Scout. The extra legal useful load would have been nice but the price was a fair bit higher and the plane wasn’t in anywhere near as good condition.

That’s a good looking plane. Mine’s a 7GCBC so I have flaps. Slips are still useful though even with the flaps.

Denali off in the background and a nice view of the panel in the Citabria.

I don’t see how it would be an alternative to a Garmin GPS. The internet connection can let you access more maps and information without planning ahead to download at home but it’s not exactly portable and would require extra devices and power sources to be a usable navigation aid.

Smoked beef short rib sliced down to the bone with potatoes shoved in the slices and coated with butter, garlic, parsley and parmesan.

Taxied two rows over from transient to my assigned spot.

Not a great picture but oh well. Citabria 7GCBC with nice low hours on a frame up rebuild and total overhaul O320. Figure I’ll put some work in on pavement this winter with the current tires and then put some 26” or 29” bushwheels on in the spring for getting out and around on. The engine cover...

Not that one, but a different one. Waiting on the weather to clear up enough for a flight from Willow back up to Fairbanks. I’ll post pictures once I get it home.

I’m really struggling with being a financially responsible adult and not going out and dropping $100k on this Scout that’s for sale locally. It’s definitely overkill but being able to put me, my girlfriend, 180lbs of baggage and four hours of gas in it before hitting gross weight would be pretty...

I lower mine down on pallets stacked two high and two long. Been slept in many times like that without a problem.

Yep. Not exactly apples to apples (nice trim adds a lot of weight) but my ‘18 2500 diesel Laramie had a 1950lb payload and my ‘22 3500 diesel Tradesman has a 4250lb payload.

A little pumpkin bombing action from yesterday. https://youtube.com/shorts/qs1aGaEM8Us?si=KQSdVqtQXUmoLjob

Nice spot to take a break. How long was she in repair after the crash?

Just around Fairbanks. The take off and flying isn’t too much different than what I was used to years ago but the landing is definitely something to adjust to.

Knocked out a few hours in a super cub working on the tail wheel endorsement. For not having flown fixed wing in 19 years it wasn’t as bad as I anticipated. Definitely different flying a plane that small and light when you’re used to something ten times heavier with 25 times the horsepower.